It’s nearly 2016. Do you know where your website is? No, really, do you know where it is hosted? Do you know where your domain registration is or when it expires or who will get notified about it? Do you know where your dns is hosted? Or your email? They may not be all in the same place, but it …
Why Black Hat SEO is a bad choice
I learned long ago that the web development world is really the ‘wild west’ of the 21st century. It can be a fun place to build and design but it is also filled with the good the bad and the ugly. Web professionals that develop online assists for companies are in an environment of constant change. Here at Comstar, we …
The Dislike Button: Social Nightmare or Marketing Dream
The Facebook ‘dislike’ button has been a long time request by many fans of social media. Some think that the dislike button will be toxic to our relationships. Others fear it will be abused, leading to to bullying and fostering of further negativity. “It seems that we have been become so fragile that any sign of negativity — even …
Google Doesn’t Care About Keywords, Why Should You?
You may have heard something similar to “Google places very little value on meta tag keywords now” and many successful websites don’t even have keyword meta tags. While this is true, for the most part, keywords are still the most valuable tool you have in bringing search engine recognition and good rankings to your website. While Google and other major …
Magnetize Your Website With a Dedicated Landing Page
Think of a landing page (aka a lead generation page) as a sort of “smart magnet” for your website. It wants to be smart enough to attract visitors interested in just one thing and convert them into leads or even sales for you. It does this by being focused on one idea, service, product, or even geographic area so that …
Legal Risks to Using Social Media
It’s probably never crossed your mind that your business could take on some legal risks if you or your employees use social media as part of your marketing strategy. It’s a good idea to take the follow under consideration when promoting your company through social media. #1. Intellectual property Be careful about using content created by others. It’s OK to comment …
What Are People Saying About Your Company?
There are ways to find out what people are saying about your company, your products and your advertising. Tip #1: Set up to receive Google Alerts. Google Alerts crawl the internet for any reference to a topic you are tracking and will alert you in an email. Let’s say, for example, you want to track your company name or product. Anytime they …
Social Media Marketing Using Multi Media
Social Media Marketing Using Multi Media Using multi media as a marketing tool on the internet includes things like videos, photos, and audio recordings. Learning and implementing these types of things can be challenging for small businesses. The up-side is they can provide great social media marketing results. Tip #1: YouTube is good social site for small businesses. If you …
Tips on Social Media Marketing With LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a leading social network for professionals. There are almost 50 million users from over 200 countries! Tip #1: Reserve your business name and create a LinkedIn account. Explore LinkedIn to learn more about it and as always, check to see if your competitors are using it, too! Tip #2: Check to see if some of your customers are …
Web Genius Summit – volume 1
The Web Genius Summit has just concluded the first set of 12 interviews. You can read about the first six sessions in the previous post at Web Genius Summit Update. This current post will give a recap of the final six interviews of volume 1… The second half of the series kicked off with Erik Stafford. Erik is an internationally …
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